Filling-carrier for loom-shuttles.



Patentad' .luly 11, I899;

J. V. &. E. CUNNIFF.

FILLING CARRIER FOB L00" SHUTTLES.

(Application filad Apr. 1, 1899.).

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JOHN V. CUNNIFF AND ED\VARD CUNNIFF, F NEW'BEDFORD, MASSACHU Q SETTS, ASSIGNORS TO THE'DRAPER AND HOPEDALE. MASSACHUSETTS COMPANY, OF PORTLAND, MAIN FlLLlNG-OARRIER FOR LO'OM-SHUTTLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 628,772, dated July 11, 1899. Application iiled April 1, 1899. Serial No. 711,326. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that we, JOHN V. CUNNIFF and EDWARD, CUNNIFF, of New Bedford, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts,

have invented an Improvement in Filling- Oarriers for Loom-Shuttles, of which the fol lowing description, in connection with the accompanying-drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like IO parts.

This invention has for its object the pro- -:duction/of a novel filling-carrier forjloomshuttles of such construction that the threadeye commonly usedin shuttles inay be entirely dispensed with, although, as will more clearly appear hereinafter, our novelfillingcarrier may with equal facility be used with the usual forms of self-threading shuttles- Inaccordance with our invention the fillre, ing-carrier is provided with a delivery'eye adjacent and beyond the tip of the carrier,

through which eye the filling'is drawn off from the wound mass as the shuttle travels back and forth.

Figure 1 is a topor plan view of a shuttle provided with a filling-carrier, showing one embodiment of our invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, the tip of the fillingcarrier and the delivery eye being seen 0 through the cut in the side of the shuttlebody. Fig. 3 is a viewin elevation of the fi-llingcarrier detached, the filling being in dicated by dotted lines. Fig. 4 is an end View of the filling-carrier, and Fig. 5 is an enprovided with an open delivery-eye.

Referring to Fig. 1, the shuttle-body A has a longitudinal opening A therein extending completely through the shuttle to permit the ejection of one filling carrier at one side by the entrance of a fresh filling-carrier at the other side in well-known manner in shuttles used in connection with looms provided with automatic filling-supplying mechanism.

The shuttleis provided with holding means for the filling-carrier, herein shown as y1eld- .shown in- Fig. 1.

4, to receive the foot 0' of an arm 0, which is attached to the head by suitable fastenings ing jaws to, grooved on-their inner faces, as

. opening A of the shuttle-body.

We have herein shown the filling carrier as comprising a blade or skewer b to receive the cop C, rigidly secured at one end to a head 12, provided with annular ribs or pro jections b which in practice enter between and are held by the jaws a of the shuttle, as

The filling-carrier is thus! held firmly at one end in the shuttle-opening in position for the filling to be drawn off over the tip 12* of the blade. The head is shown as longitudinally recessed at 1), Figs. 3 and 0*, said foot passing under the ribs 2)? to prevent interference therewith; Between its free and attached ends the arm is laterally curved or oifset to clear the cop or mass of filling when the latter is on the blade I), and at its free end the arm'is provided with a delivery-eye c a short distance beyond and substantially and preferably in alinement with the tip of the filling-carrier, the fillingt passing through the eye as it is drawn olf over the 'tip end of the'blade without twistingor winding around it. This delivery-eye being made a part of the filling-carrier, it is unnecessary to have a thread-eye in the shuttle, as the thread will run over the side of the shuttle-body without trouble. In Figs. 1 and 2 we have, however, shown the shuttle-body as cut away at a opposite the delivery-eye of the filling-carrier to permit the thread to draw off at the side-of the shuttle rather than over the top. 1

Our novel filling-carrier can be used in the hopper or feeder construction forming a part of automatic filling-supplying such as shown. inUnited States Patent No. 529,940, dated November 27, 1894, in connection with either an eyeless shuttleas 'before'referred to, or a self-threading.shuttle, such as shown in said patent, it being understood that when the filling-carriers are placed in the hopper the filling ends will be drawn each through its appropriate delivery-eye.

When used in connection with a self-thread- .ing shuttle, the fillingoarrier herein shown is advantageous in that the thread is-positively carried down' into the usual th readingslot with which such shuttles are provided, thus tending to decrease the chances of a misthrcad occurring upon change bfifilling.

W'e'prefer to make the delivery-eye open that is, with an entrance-slot o Fig. 5--in order that the thread can be passed into the eye with greater ease, the slot being: on anangle. so that under ordinaryconditionsthe' thread would. not get out while the shuttle was in use. e

The eye-carrying arm is made'elastic or resilient, so that itcan be bent slightly to one side when the cop is put on the blade or skewer.

Our intention is not restricted to the precise construction and arrangement herein shown, as thesame may be modified or rearranged without departing from the spirit and scope of our invention.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters.

Patent, is

, 1. A filling-carrier adapted to be inserted in orremoved from a shuttle having a rigidlyatiached arm provided with a delivery-eye beyond and adjacent the tip of the carrier.

2; 'A tillingcarricrhaving an attached arm provided with a delivery-eye substantially in alinement with the tip of the carrier, said armbeing outward-1y curved between saideye and its point of attachment to the carrier.

3. A filling-carrier having an attached resilient and longitudinally extended arm inturned at its free end and provided with'a delivery-eye beyond and adjacent the tip of the carrier.

4. A filling-carrier adapted to be inserted in or removed from a shuttle com prising a blade or skewer to receive the cop, a head at one end of the blade, and an arm rigidly attached to the head; extended longitudinally-beyond the tip of the skewer and provided'thereat with ng an opening therehead toybe engaged and held by said means, 1

an outwardly-curved arm attached to the head and longitudinally extendedbeyo'nd the tip of the skewer, and a delivery-eye in. the p arm adjacent and beyond the tip of the skewer.

In testimony whereof we have signed our 7 names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN .v..ouN Ir EDWARD GUNNIFF.

Witnesses:

JAMES 'W. Ennnss, JAMES WILKINSON, Jr. 

